Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 7); Senate 1864-65 (District 3)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Aitkin, Andy Johnson (defunct), Becker, Breckenridge (defunct), Buchanan (defunct), Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Itasca, Lake, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/16/1823
Birth Place:
New Jersey
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1900
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.P.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Cloud
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant
EDUCATION
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1846
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army (Mexican War);
184? to 184?
County Board/Commissioner:
Ramsey County, Minnesota (County Commissioner);
1852 to 1855
Territorial Democratic Constitutional Convention:
7th Council District, Minnesota Territory;
07/13/1857 to 08/29/1857
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
John L. Wilson
- Brother
GENERAL NOTES
The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1865 lists New Jersey as his birth place. Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897 lists Columbia Falls, Maine.
He moved to New York in 1833. He then moved to Illinois in 1845. He came to St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota on April 19, 1850.
"Since that time he has been a delegate to most of the Democratic state and congressional conventions." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 286)